Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Brittany, ca. 1465
MS M.84 fol. 36r

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Pentecost -- Nimbed apostles (some with heads turned so that the face is covered by the nimbus) and Virgin Mary, nimbed, crowned, kneel with hands raised below dove of Holy Ghost, nimbed, with wings extended, emanating rays.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux ornament.